Freiburg
Schalke 04
Match summary
Freiburg won 2-1 at home to Schalke 04, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Maximilian Eggestein put Freiburg ahead from a corner in the 10th minute, Kenan Karaman equalised from a corner in the 30th minute, set up by Adrian Gantenbein, and Keisuke Goto won it with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Vincenzo Grifo.
The chances backed that up: Freiburg created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Schalke 04's 0.38 from 5. Freiburg had a player sent off.
Freiburg secured a 2-1 victory against Schalke 04 in their Bundesliga Matchday 5 fixture after holding 51 percent possession and generating 10 shots with 4 on target compared to the visitors' 5 shots and 1 on target. Freiburg registered 7 corners against 2, 94 attacks to 121, and completed 426 passes with a 79 percent accuracy rate, while Schalke 04 recorded 422 passes at 78 percent accuracy. The hosts committed 11 fouls and received 3 yellow cards alongside 1 red card, whereas Schalke 04 finished with 13 fouls and 1 yellow card across the 90 minutes.
The scoring opened in the 10th minute when Maximilian Eggestein struck a left-footed shot to give Freiburg a 1-0 lead. Schalke 04 equalised in the 30th minute through a right-footed shot from Kenan Karaman, leaving the half-time score level at 1-1. Following the interval, Yuito Suzuki received a yellow card for argument in the 49th minute, followed by another yellow card for Matthias Ginter in the 57th minute for argument. Suzuki was then shown a second yellow card resulting in a red card in the 64th minute. Keisuke Goto scored the winning goal for Freiburg with a header in the 85th minute, prior to a yellow card for Hee-chan Hwang in the 87th minute.
